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The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). It first saw active service in 1942 and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF the RCAF and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within RAF Bomber Command.

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Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster B I PA474 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.2
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber designed and built by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF).3
An Avro Lancaster of RAF Bomber Command is being readied for another hazardous mission into the heavily defended industrial Ruhr Valley of Germany.4
The Avro Lancaster was a particularly famous Avro design. Over 7,000 Lancasters were built and their bombing capabilities led to their use in the famous Dam Busters raid.5
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Inbound by Stephen Brown The magnificent Avro Lancasters bathed in early morning light as they return home from a successful raid during the summer of 1944.9
The Avro Lancaster was one of the most famous British World war 2 planes. Click here to see other British military aircraft.10
Early model Avro Lancaster aircraft carried a maximum of 14,000 lbs. of ordnance. However, later models had their bomb bay doors modified to accommodate a single 22,000 lb. Grand Slam.11
The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF).12
Designed by Roy Chadwick, the Avro Lancaster was developed from the disasterious Manchester. The Lancaster entered operational service in 1942.13
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The Avro Lancaster was a Britishmarker four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF).15
The Avro Lancaster was the backbone of the British bomber command in World War II.16
World War II, the Avro Lancaster was a British creation crucial to the Allied Forces in blitzing German positions.17

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Avro Lancaster is the predecessor of the Avro Lancastrian.

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The Avro Lancaster was a British four-engine Second World War bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the British Royal Air Force (RAF).19
The Avro Lancaster became Great Britain's most famous four-engine bomber during World War II. It was developed from the ill-fated Manchester that suffered from unreliable Rolls-Royce Vulture engines.20
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Height Main
596.9
Designer
Roy Chadwick
Predecessor
Avro Manchester
Length Alt
21.18 m
Height Alt
5.97 m
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
2700.0
Loaded Weight Main
63000.0
Developed Into
Avro Lincoln
Avro York
Type Of Prop
V12 engines
Crew
7
Loading Main
48
Power/mass Main
295.2
Developed From
Avro Manchester
Introduced
1942
Range More
with minimal bomb load
Bombs
Maximum normal bomb load of 14
000 lb or 22
000 lb Grand Slam with modifications to bomb bay.
Max Speed Main
240.0
Ceiling Main
23500.0
Number Built
7377
Successor
Avro Lancastrian
Max Speed More
at 15
000 ft
Retired
1963
Unit Cost
45.0
Span Main
102.0
Area Main
1300.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
31.09 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
954.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Merlin XX
Manufacturer
Armstrong Whitworth
Austin Motor Company
Avro
Metropolitan-Vickers
Vickers-Armstrongs
Victory Aircraft
First Flight
8
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Alt
29000.0
Power Main
1
280 hp
Number Of Props
4
Power/mass Alt
130
Guns
8
Empty Weight Alt
16705.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Avro Lancastrian
Length Main
2115.8199999999997
Area Alt
120 m²
Range Alt
180000.0
Similar Aircraft
*Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress*Consolidated B-24 Liberator*Focke-Wulf Fw 200*Handley Page Halifax*Heinkel He 177A*Heinkel He 177B*Junkers Ju 290*Messerschmitt Me 264*Petlyakov Pe-8*Piaggio P.108B*Short Stirling*Vickers Windsor
Max Speed Alt
16800.0
Related
*Avro Manchester*Avro York*Avro Lancastrian*Avro Lincoln
Empty Weight Main
36828.0
Ceiling Alt
8
160 m
Category
1942 introductions
Article Feedback Pilot
Aviation in Lancashire
Avro aircraft
British bomber aircraft 1940-1949
World War II British bombers
Loading Alt
240

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